Financial Risk Management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of effect of changes in foreign exchange rates [text block]

All amounts Long / (Short) in thousands of U.S. dollars	As of December 31,
Currency Exposure / Functional currency	2017			2016
Argentine Peso / U.S. Dollar		(64,482	)		(60,204	)
Euro / U.S. Dollar		(365,926	)		(406,814	)
U.S. Dollar / Brazilian Real		(183	)		125,880

Disclosure of financial instruments by type of interest rate [text block]

	As of December 31,
	2017					2016
	Amount in thousands of U.S. dollars		%			Amount in thousands of U.S. dollars		%
Fixed rate (*)		946,215		98	%		820,600		98	%
Variable rate		19,644		2	%		19,636		2	%
Total		965,859					840,236

Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments at fair value by category and levels [text block]

			Measurement Categories								At Fair Value
December 31, 2017	Carrying Amount		Loans & Receivables		Held to Maturity		Available for sale		Fair value through profit and loss		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		330,221		150,948		-		-		179,273		179,273		-		-
Cash at banks		150,948		150,948		-		-		-		-		-		-
Liquidity funds		66,033		-		-		-		66,033		66,033		-		-
Short – term investments		113,240		-		-		-		113,240		113,240		-		-
Other investments		1,192,306		-		220,838		-		971,468		459,476		511,992		-
Fixed income (time-deposit, zero coupon bonds, commercial papers)		437,406		-		-		-		437,406		9,943		427,463		-
Certificates of deposits		297,788		-		-		-		297,788		-		297,788		-
Commercial papers		9,943		-		-		-		9,943		9,943		-		-
Other notes		129,675		-		-		-		129,675		-		129,675		-
Bonds and other fixed income		754,800		-		220,838		-		533,962		449,533		84,429		-
U.S. government securities		130,477		-		-		-		130,477		130,477		-		-
Non - U.S. government securities		161,063		-		36,283		-		124,780		124,780		-		-
Corporates securities		378,831		-		184,555		-		194,276		194,276		-		-
Structured notes		68,044		-		-		-		68,044		-		68,044		-
Mortgage and asset-backed securities		16,385		-		-		-		16,385		-		16,385		-
Others		100		-		-		-		100		-		100		-
Other Investments Non- current		128,335		-		123,498		-		4,837		-		-		4,837
Bonds and other fixed income		123,498		-		123,498		-		-		-		-		-
Other investments		4,837		-		-		-		4,837		-		-		4,837
Trade receivables		1,214,060		1,214,060		-		-		-		-		-		-
Receivables C and NC		327,258		176,716		-		-		8,230		-		8,230		-
Foreign exchange derivatives contracts		8,230		-		-		-		8,230		-		8,230		-
Other receivables		176,716		176,716		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other receivables (non-financial)		142,314		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Available for sale assets (*)		21,572		-		-		21,572		-		-		-		21,572
Total				1,541,724		344,336		21,572		1,163,808		638,749		520,222		26,409
Liabilities
Borrowings C and NC		965,859		965,859		-		-		-		-		-		-
Trade payables		750,739		750,739		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other liabilities		197,504		-		-		-		39,799		-		39,799		-
Foreign exchange derivatives contracts		39,799		-		-		-		39,799		-		39,799		-
Other liabilities (non-financial)		157,705		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total				1,716,598		-		-		39,799		-		39,799		-

			Measurement Categories								At Fair Value
December 31, 2016	Carrying Amount		Loans & Receivables		Held to Maturity		Available for sale		Fair value through profit and loss		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		399,737		92,730		-		-		307,007		307,007		-		-
Cash at banks		92,730		92,730		-		-		-		-		-		-
Liquidity funds		215,807		-		-		-		215,807		215,807		-		-
Short – term investments		91,200		-		-		-		91,200		91,200		-		-
Other investments Current		1,633,142		-		246,031		-		1,387,111		607,866		779,245		-
Fixed income (time-deposit, zero cupon bonds, commercial papers)		782,029		-		-		-		782,029		76,260		705,769		-
Non - U.S. sovereign bills		41,370		-		-		-		41,370		41,370		-		-
Certificates of deposits		525,068		-		-		-		525,068		-		525,068		-
Commercial papers		34,890		-		-		-		34,890		34,890		-		-
Other notes		180,701		-		-		-		180,701		-		180,701		-
Bonds and other fixed income		841,638		-		246,031		-		595,607		522,131		73,476		-
U.S. government securities		216,732		-		-		-		216,732		216,732		-		-
Non - U.S. government securities		88,805		-		32,644		-		56,161		56,161		-		-
Corporates securities		462,625		-		213,387		-		249,238		249,238		-		-
Mortgage and asset-backed securities		73,476		-		-		-		73,476		-		73,476		-
Fund investments		9,475		-		-		-		9,475		9,475		-		-
Other Investments Non- current		249,719		-		248,049		-		1,670		-		-		1,670
Bonds and other fixed income		248,049		-		248,049		-		-		-		-		-
Other investments		1,670		-		-		-		1,670		-		-		1,670
Trade receivables		954,685		954,685		-		-		-		-		-		-
Receivables C and NC		321,718		176,990		-		-		2,759		-		2,759		-
Foreign exchange derivatives contracts		2,759		-		-		-		2,759		-		2,759		-
Other receivables		176,990		176,990		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other receivables (non-financial)		141,969		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Available for sale assets (*)		21,572		-		-		21,572		-		-		-		21,572
Total				1,224,405		494,080		21,572		1,698,547		914,873		782,004		23,242
Liabilities
Borrowings C and NC		840,236		840,236		-		-		-		-		-		-
Trade payables		556,834		556,834		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other liabilities		183,887		-		-		-		42,635		-		42,635		-
Foreign exchange derivatives contracts		42,635		-		-		-		42,635		-		42,635		-
Other liabilities (non-financial)		141,252		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total				1,397,070		-		-		42,635		-		42,635		-

Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [text block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2017			2016
	Assets / Liabilities
At the beginning of the year		23,242			23,234
Acquisition		3,681			-
Decrease due to write down		(564	)		-
Currency translation adjustment and others		50			8
At the end of the year		26,409			23,242